Failure is not final or fatal!
Prime Minister Winston Churchill is one of my favorite historical people in the world, that ever lived. He not only spoke with such conviction and caused people to do and be what they could not be on their own, but his words still inspire and motivate generations even today.
Churchill knew how to lift the spirits of the British people during World War II. On June 18, 1940, he told a frightened populace, "Hitler knows that he will have to break us...or lose the war...Let us, therefore, brace...and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire [lasts] for a thousand years, men will say, 'This was their finest hour'"
We all would like to be remembered for our "finest hour". Perhaps the Apostle Peter's finest hour was when he proclaimed "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Maybe it was when He asked to walk on water, or preached on the day of Pentecost. Yet, after Peter repeatedly denied that he knew Jesus, he went out and wept bitterly. There is even an account where Jesus himself had to rebuke him for saying the wrong thing. Even after this God had to give him a dream and rebuke him for his attitude against teh gentiles. All that said, Peter is still known as a great Apostle and disciple of Christ.
Like Peter, we all fall short --in our relationships, in our struggle with sin, in our obedience and faithfulness to God. But "failure is not fatal," as Churchill also said. I have added another word: final. I have had my own share of failures. some I wish I could blink away and others I wish I could do over. thankfully, thi statement is true in our lives: spiritually and naturally.
Jesus forgave the repentant Peter for his failure and then used him to fulfil the plan God had for him to accomplished. Peter led many to Salvation on the Day of Pentecost and through out his time on earth. even today we gleam from his wosdom through the two books hw wrote in the Bible. Just as god forgave Peter, he will and wants to forgive us.
We may have fallen short, we may have failed, but failure is not FINAL nor is it FATAL. God will lovingly restore those who turn back to him. Guess what, no matter how many times you fall...He is there to pick you back up again.
When God forgives, He removes the sin (failure) and restores the soul. I'm a living witness.
You are Bound No More.
Pastor Linda Hillman
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Will You Be Made Whole
In The Meantime
Prime Minister Winston Churchill is one of my favorite historical people in the world, that ever lived. He not only spoke with such conviction and caused people to do and be what they could not be on their own, but his words still inspire and motivate generations even today.
Churchill knew how to lift the spirits of the British people during World War II. On June 18, 1940, he told a frightened populace, "Hitler knows that he will have to break us...or lose the war...Let us, therefore, brace...and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire [lasts] for a thousand years, men will say, 'This was their finest hour'"
We all would like to be remembered for our "finest hour". Perhaps the Apostle Peter's finest hour was when he proclaimed "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Maybe it was when He asked to walk on water, or preached on the day of Pentecost. Yet, after Peter repeatedly denied that he knew Jesus, he went out and wept bitterly. There is even an account where Jesus himself had to rebuke him for saying the wrong thing. Even after this God had to give him a dream and rebuke him for his attitude against teh gentiles. All that said, Peter is still known as a great Apostle and disciple of Christ.
Like Peter, we all fall short --in our relationships, in our struggle with sin, in our obedience and faithfulness to God. But "failure is not fatal," as Churchill also said. I have added another word: final. I have had my own share of failures. some I wish I could blink away and others I wish I could do over. thankfully, thi statement is true in our lives: spiritually and naturally.
Jesus forgave the repentant Peter for his failure and then used him to fulfil the plan God had for him to accomplished. Peter led many to Salvation on the Day of Pentecost and through out his time on earth. even today we gleam from his wosdom through the two books hw wrote in the Bible. Just as god forgave Peter, he will and wants to forgive us.
We may have fallen short, we may have failed, but failure is not FINAL nor is it FATAL. God will lovingly restore those who turn back to him. Guess what, no matter how many times you fall...He is there to pick you back up again.
When God forgives, He removes the sin (failure) and restores the soul. I'm a living witness.
You are Bound No More.
Pastor Linda Hillman
Booklindahillman@gmail.com
Get Your Copy Now
Will You Be Made Whole
In The Meantime
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